I've been reading up on the just-announced Sigma DP2 compact camera, and I have to say, I don't quite get it. I do understand that it uses the same 14 megapixel (2,652×1,768×3 layers) direct image sensor as the SD14 and DP1, which is huge for a compact. But the lens is a prime only at 24.2mm (equal to 43mm on a full frame sensor) with a maximum aperture of f/2.8.
Now, I love prime lenses as much as the next guy, but this day in age, why would I spend hundreds of dollars on a camera with only a 43mm lens? And at f/2.8 to boot? If it's going to be a single-focal length only, doesn't it at least have to be fast?
I understand the potential for great image quality here with the large Foveon sensor and shooting in Raw mode. And quite possibly I'm just a little more frugal than the target market for this camera. So, if you have a compelling argument to spend big dollars on this machine, I'd like you to post a comment saying why.
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Posted by dstory on September 25, 2008
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I don't get it either. Every review I've seen make it sound like junk, especially the sensor. Foveon gets a lot of hype, but it seems to be misplaced...
Commented by: Sean Phillips at September 25, 2008 07:07 PM
I have been wondering the same of DP1, to which this applies even more. Another wonder: if I have understood right, there is not image stabilization, and at high ISO the sensor is really noisy.
But I guess the market for a large-sensor compact exists, and even halfway good cameras can survive there.
I have been told that in optimum conditions the DP1 really shines. Haven't seen proof of that yet though.
Commented by: JH at September 25, 2008 12:26 PM
I was waiting to see what this would bring forward. I am in the market for a high image quality compact camera. My ideal would be the m8, but out of my scope right now. I was hoping this could be it... I'll continue to wait to see what the new cameras bring along...
Commented by: Martin Herrera at September 25, 2008 07:38 PM